Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
- Reduces chlorine taste аnԁ odor, sand, silt, sediment, аnԁ rust
- Portable; operates bу υѕе οf a diverter valve attached tο thе main sink faucet
- Fits οn tο small areas οn thе counter top
- Meets аƖƖ plumbing codes
- Accepts аƖƖ standard 10-inch replacement filter elements
Thіѕ attractive system sits beside thе sink аnԁ operates bу υѕе οf a diverter valve attached tο thе main sink faucet. Filter wіƖƖ reduce chlorine taste аnԁ odor, sand, silt sediment аnԁ rust form thе water. WіƖƖ accept аƖƖ standard 10-inch replacement filter elements.Thanks tο a certified coconut-shell carbon block, thе Watts Premier CT-1 Counter Top Water Filtration Device turns tap water іntο cleaner, healthier drinking water. Thе Watts CT-1 іѕ perfect fοr campers, RVs, apartments, аnԁ houses,
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List Price: $ 45.00
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Review by Dean Siewert for Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
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This unit is just what one would expect. There’s nothing fancy here, just a good solid unit. Installation was easy. The unit came with a couple adapters so that it should fit most faucets. No tools were required to hook it up. The diverter valve is a little nicer than I’ve seen on some units.
The only downside is a trait which is shared with all counter-top filters and that is that it takes countertop space and can be knocked over if one is careless.
For the price and Amazon free shipping, I’d be hard-presed to find a better unit.
Review by ChicksHateMe for Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
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THE GOOD
Just moved to a new town. Anywhere else around the area, my Britta would clean up the taste of bad water, but not here. Here it’s SO chlorinated, I needed something better.
After a lot of reading and research I was down to the Filtrete Under-the-counter unit and this unit. The Filtrete pro sounded like it had a strong flow and filtered down to .5, but after looking at it closer, it would be just my luck to have a connector pop out and cause water damage without me around. So, I decided on this.
I had it connected in under 5 minutes. I just needed a pair of pliers to loosen the faucet part which needed to be removed. The unit came with a needed adapter which worked perfect. I turned it on and after letting it run for a few minutes, I tried the water. AWESOME!!! Clorine smell and taste was GONE!
This thing works, and works well and I don’t have to worry about broken lines under the sink. The water flow remains good through the unit as well. I can also find many options in replacement filters because of its standard size. I love the quality and functionality of this unit.
THE BAD.
The problem was, upon closer inspection, there was a small bead of water coming from the units water output. At the bottom of the metal output piece (Which you can just pull out) there are 2 small, round O-rings, and one was pertruding. It was cracked, so only one O-ring was ok, and when I moved the water output, it beaded up.
I called the “Manufacturer”, which sounds like it isn’t REALLY the manufacture, but a distributor, and was told they don’t have any parts, they get the unit assembled. The parts they DO carry they said, are all given to Amazon. SO…. they told me I should pack it back up, and send it back to Amazon.
What?!? I am suppose to ship the whole unit back, at MY expense, and have another unit sent, when a 5 cent part could be mailed out to me for the cost of a stamp. RIDICULOUS!!! Not too bright, or environmentally friendly. This is the problem with buying some things over the internet, from a place without a local retail outlet, but to save, we gamble…
Now I either ship it back, hunt online or drive to local hardware stores and look for something that COULD work as a replacement. Grrrrr…..
I finally went to Home Depot and found that they carried a package of #47 O-rings for a couple bucks that fit fine. All better now.
THE UGLY
This Item is Ugly as sin. It reminds me of my pool filter. I am going to make or find something to cover it.
OVERALL
For this price, it’s an AWESOME deal!!!
Review by K. J. Morelli for Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
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It looks like this is identical to the Crystal Quest unit I bought almost a year ago, except this has a much better valve for re-routing the water to the filter. The Crystal Quest valve began leaking early on and gave out completely a few months ago. I bought this filter to replace the valve, because the old filter is still running cleanly. So now I have a back-up filter for when I need it later, and a good quality valve that works with both.
Review by J. Jorgenson for Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
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I purchased this product in April of 2009 and I can say that out of the numerous water filtration devices that I have purchased over the past 3 years, this one is the simplest and most convenient to use and provides great tasting water instantly without having to wait for the water to filter through a pitcher.
I live in an apartment complex and I’ve had to move four times over the past two years due to different circumstances. Installing this countertop device has made it so much easier for me to disconnect/reconnect and move it with me with ease. I worked with my dad to install a 5 stage reverse osmosis system at his house underneath his sink and it was a very tedious process. Not only that but he has to get down there every six months to change several filters. I did not want to this given that I rent a place and move frequently and the complexity of the installation of an R.O. system. With this filter, it makes a simple connection directly to the faucet and I only need to pull a pin to transfer the water through the filter. My dad’s R.O. system also has a 3-5 gallon container to store the filtered water in but the water pressure coming out of the faucet is great at the beginning but near the end of a gallon, the water is trickling very slowly due to diminished water pressure. It will take him 4-5 minutes to fill a gallon jug of filtered water. This is not true with my countertop filter, If I turn up the water faucet pressure, the water comes out faster, and if I turn it down, it comes out slower. It doesn’t take me more than 45 seconds to fill a gallon of filtered water into a pitcher, which I then store in the refrigerator or put directly into a glass with ice for instant cold drinking water.
I have one filter to change when I need to change it (and I still haven’t needed to change it yet). Unlike brita and pur pitcher filters, there’s no waiting for the water to filter into a pitcher and hassle to get it under my faucet in my sink to refill daily. I have even tried the PUR faucet mount filter and the water quality is disgusting tasting. PUR’s water is so bad they have to sell flavor shots to mask the foul odor and taste of its filtered water. This is not the case with the Watts Countertop system. Only fast, clean water comes out from this filter.
I have one caveat with countertop filtration systems and that is the water hose that leads from the faucet to the filter. It gets in the way and moves unless it is tied down to the faucet. This is not a major issue because it can be zip-tied down to the sink faucet and routed behind the hot/cold handles over to the filter. The pros outweigh the cons so I can live with that. The other thing that I didn’t like was that Watts did not include a tool to open the filter housing when I need to change the filter. I went to Lowe’s hardware and bought a tool to open it. Even Home Depot didn’t carry this in stores (useless store!)
I really love this filter. I’ve finally found a product that is versatile to meet my needs, simple and convenient, and provides great tasting clean water instantly! And the cost of changing filters every six months will only cost about $20-$30 anually! Get it!
Review by G. Martin for Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
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I received this item and connected to faucet….water is coming out all around connection…not where it is suppose to come out!!!!! I called the company to see what to do, the woman I spoke with was trying to help me but when she realized this was an item from Amazon.com she couldn’t help me!! She transferred me to someone else, I just got a voicemail….I left a long detailed message but have yet to hear back from anyone, this was 5 days ago! I will try again next week to see if I can get this resolved before returning this item. Hopefully I will have better info next week and will write another review.
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Tried several more times to call Watts (they never returned my call). Each time I called I would get put on hold for 15-20 minutes and was never able to talk to anyone about problem with unit..so I have returned item. Really was hoping to resolve this, I live in the country and on well water….guess I will continue to purchase bottled water!
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